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Monday, July 16, 2012

I Have Been Framed.....

Does anyone out there shop on Craigslist ? The Hubs does, all the time. Who knew he would find me a quilting frame?!?!?! Cheap.... (Cheap was the only way I was going to get one) gotta love my guy!!

I am not sure if it will work for all quilts. Because you use a pantograph method and I have a mid-arm machine. So, I can only work in 5 inch rows. Which worked well on the quilt bags. I think they are pretty and it was quick!!

Now for this " Bricks and Mortar " quilt.... The jury is still out.

This is a blurry photo but if you look at the top shelf of the frame .... Brontë Made a stone pattern pantograph for me to follow along. I sewed around each stone 3 times hoping that after it washes the stones will pop up some....we'll see.

We wanted the end result to look kinda like this.....

I think we aimed kinda high since I am a newbie.... big time!!!!

Here is how it went,

And here is what I ended up with (sorry pics are yellow, monsoon season makes for strange lighting).....

And the back.....

I made more mistakes than I care to mention. There are birds nests and missed stitches galore. It took hours and hours.......... And I love it!! Totally worth it and I can only get better......I hope!!Now to bind this beast. I was thinking either gray, orange or pieced with the prints. Can't decide. What do you think?I would love to hear any advice y'all might have on quilting!I need all the help I can get.In the meantime.I can't wait to bind , wash , the cuddle this one!!Pin It

Nakey Baby Templates

Nakey Baby Templates Are now Available in my Shop!!I no longer blog here and can't keep up with the demand! But, I still want to offer this project!!Go to the store tab on the top of page!!Thank You!!!